Isaiah 42
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1Look! Here is my servant, the one I support; my chosen one who pleases me.#42:1. Matthew applies this passage to Jesus: Matthew 12:18-21. I have placed my Spirit on him, and he will show the nations what is right. 2He won't shout or cry out; he won't raise his voice in the street. 3He won't break a damaged reed; he won't snuff out a smoldering wick. He will faithfully make sure everyone is treated fairly. 4He won't give up or become discouraged until he has made sure that justice is upheld throughout the world. Even lands overseas will look forward to his teachings.
5This is what God the Lord says, the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, who made the earth and everything in it, who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live there: 6“I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate what's right, and I will hold your hand. I will take care of you, and give you as a sign of my agreement with the people and as a light to the nations. 7You will make the blind see, set free those who are locked up, and lead those who sit in darkness out from prison.
8I am the Lord—that is my name! I do not give my honor to anyone else; I do not give my praise to idols. 9Notice that what I foretold has come true, as will the new things I'm saying to you now. I tell you what will happen before it does.”
10Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing praise from everywhere on earth, you who sail on the sea and everything in it, you islands and everyone who lives in them. 11Let the people in the desert and its towns shout; let the people of the villages of Kedar cry out loud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountain-tops. 12Let them glorify the Lord and praise him in the islands. 13Like a mighty warrior the Lord will march out, like a seasoned soldier he goes out with courage. He gives his war-cry, shouting as he battles and defeats his enemies.
14“I didn't say anything for a long time, I kept quiet and restrained myself. But now like a woman giving birth, I will moan and gasp and pant. 15I will dry up the mountains and the hills, and make all their greenery wither. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools. 16I will lead the blind along a road they don't know; I will guide them along paths they don't know. I will turn darkness into light before them, and smooth out the rough places. This is what I'm going to do for them; I won't let them down. 17But those who trust in idols and say to images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be rejected in humiliation and shame.
18Listen, you deaf people! Look and see, you blind people! 19Who is blind like my servant? Who is deaf like my messenger that I send? Who is as blind as the people of the agreement? Who is as blind as the servant of the Lord?#42:19. This verse and the following seem to apply to God's people rather than the “Messianic” servant. 20You've looked at many things but have not really seen; you've heard but never really listened.”
21Because the Lord does what is right he wanted to show how important and wonderful his instructions were. 22But this people ended up robbed and raided, all of them trapped in holes or hidden in prisons. They have been stolen like loot, with no one to save them from being someone's prize, no one to say “Give them back!”
23Who of you is going to listen to this, or pay attention later on? 24Who let Jacob be taken as loot; who let Israel be taken by robbers? Wasn't it the Lord who we sinned against? The people weren't willing to follow his ways, and they refused to obey his law. 25So he poured out his furious anger on them, and the violence of war. Even though they were surrounded by flames, but they still didn't understand. The fire burned them up, but they still did not take the situation seriously.
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Isaiah 42
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The LORD’s Servant Will Bring Righteousness to the World
1Here is my servant, whom I support.
Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased.
I have put my Spirit on him.
He will bring justice to the nations.
2He will not cry out or raise ⌞his voice⌟.
He will not make his voice heard in the streets.
3He will not break off a damaged cattail.
He will not even put out a smoking wick.
He will faithfully bring about justice.
4He will not be discouraged or crushed
until he has set up justice on the earth.
The coastlands will wait for his teachings.
5The Lord God created the heavens and stretched them out.
He shaped the earth and all that comes from it.
He gave life to the people who are on it
and breath to those who walk on it.
This is what the Lord God says:
6I, the Lord, have called you to do what is right.
I will take hold of your hand.
I will protect you.
I will appoint you as my promise #42:6 Or “covenant.” to the people,
as my light to the nations.
7You will give sight to the blind,
bring prisoners out of prisons,
and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons.
8I am the Lord; that is my name.
I will not give my glory to anyone else
or the praise I deserve to idols.
9What I said in the past has come true.
I will reveal new things before they happen.
A Song about the LORD, the Warrior
10Sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing his praise from the ends of the earth,
you people who sail on the seas
and all the creatures that live in them,
you coastlands and all who live on them.
11Let those who live in the desert and its cities raise their voices.
Let those who live in the settlements of Kedar praise him.
Let those who live in Sela sing for joy.
Let them shout from the tops of the mountains.
12Let them give glory to the Lord
and announce his praise on the coastlands.
13The Lord marches out like a warrior.
He prepares himself for battle like a soldier.
He shouts, gives the battle cry, and overpowers his enemies.
14I have been silent for a long time.
I kept quiet and held myself back.
But like a woman in childbirth I will cry out.
I will gasp and pant.
15I will lay waste to mountains and hills.
I will dry up all their vegetation.
I will turn rivers into islands.
I will dry up ponds.
16I will lead the blind on unfamiliar roads.
I will lead them on unfamiliar paths.
I will turn darkness into light in front of them.
I will make rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do for them,
and I will never abandon them.
17Then those who trust idols
and those who say to statues,
“You are our gods” will be turned away and put to shame.
The LORD Will Bring Israel Home
18Listen, you deaf people.
Look, you blind people, so that you can see.
19Who is blind except my servant
or deaf like the messenger I send?
Who is blind like the one who has my trust
or blind like the servant of the Lord?
20You have seen much, but you do not observe anything.
Your ears are open, but you hear nothing.
21The Lord is pleased because he does what is right.
He praises the greatness of his teachings and makes them glorious.
22But these people are robbed and looted.
They are all trapped in pits and hidden in prisons.
They have become prey with no one to rescue them.
They have become loot with no one to say, “Give it back.”
23Who among you will listen to this?
Is there anyone who will pay attention and listen in the future?
24Who gave Jacob away as loot
and handed Israel over to robbers?
Wasn’t it the Lord, against whom we have sinned?
They didn’t want to live his way.
They didn’t obey his teachings.
25So he poured out his burning anger and the horrors of war on them.
It engulfed them in flames, but they did not understand.
It burned them, but they did not take it to heart.
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